Li Hong, under the protection of Wei Duan, the commander of the brigade, and thirty iron cavalry of the Southern Army, took six subordinates including Li Wei and Zhao Yun, and ten cavalrymen, out of Zhangyuetai, and slowly galloped all the way to the General's Mansion.

In the past two days, after Li Hong's repeated pleas, the Son of Heaven reluctantly agreed that Li Hong would go out to visit Taiwei Zhang Wen, Zongzheng Liu Yu, as well as Duxiang Hou Huangfu Song, and Tao Qian, a doctor who advised him.

The Son of Heaven disagreed with Li Hong's casual activities in the capital, and he had a reason. Li Hong is a Zhonglang general with a rank of 2,000 stones, and in Luoyang, officials with 2,000 stones abound, which is not unusual at all. If Li Hong wanted to move around Luoyang at will, he would not be eligible to enjoy the protection of the Praetorian Guard, nor would he be qualified to accompany him with thirty horsemen (the general of this dynasty only had thirty horsemen to accompany him), so the Son of Heaven was very worried about his safety. However, Li Hong's words were sincere, and the Son of Heaven could not refuse, so he had to make an exception and issue an edict, allowing Li Hong to travel with ten horsemen, and send thirty cavalry of the Praetorian Guard to be responsible for the escort.

As soon as the holy decree was issued, Luoyang was a sensation, and the Son of Heaven's favor to Li Hong had reached the point of no return, and he was almost no longer a marquis. However, the Son of Heaven seems to be overly worried, and Li Hong has been safe and sound for the past two days.

Huangfu Song and his two sons, Huangfu Hong, received Li Hong and his subordinates in the mansion. Huangfu Song valued Li Hong very much, and the two talked happily. When it came to the issue of governing Xiliang, Huangfu Song recommended to Li Hong the book "The Theory of Hidden Husbands" by Wang Jian, a stable man, and his father, the Great Confucian Wang Fu. This is the second time Li Hong has heard "The Theory of the Hidden Husband". Huangfu Song has lived in Xiliang for a long time and has a very clear understanding of the Xiliang issue, so his exposition of "The Theory of Hidden Husbands" is much more comprehensive, detailed and thorough than Li Weilai. Li Hong listened very fascinated and asked many questions, and Huangfu Song took the trouble to explain them one by one.

Li Hong then mentions the invasion of the Xianbei and Karasuma people, and the two discuss various strategies to defend against the Hu. Huangfu Song mentioned Zhao Qi and his "Treatise on Imperial Kou" to Li Hong. Huangfu Song believed that Zhao Qi's strategy of war defense in the "Treatise on Imperial Kou" was still quite insightful and worthy of reference, and he suggested that Li Hong could visit Zhao Qi at an appropriate time.

Li Hong invited the counselor Tao Qian to visit Zhao Qi with him the next day. Zhao Qi was very enthusiastic and entertained Li Hong and his party, but he was very excited when he learned of Li Hong's intention. He took out his "Treatise on the Imperial Kou" and discussed with Li Hong for a long time on fighting the Hu people and solving the border issue. Li Hong benefited a lot, but at the same time, he gradually came to the conclusion that whether it was Wang Fu, Zhao Qi, or Huangfu Song, they paid more attention to defense than attack on the invasion of the Hu people.

Li Hong couldn't help but think of the attitude of the Son of Heaven on this matter. The Son of Heaven believed that defense could not solve the invasion problem of the Hu people at all. Attack, resolutely attack, until the Hu people are completely conquered, otherwise, this disaster will never be settled. Li Hong believed that the Son of Heaven was reasonable, the Han army was always passive defense, which not only fueled the arrogance of the Hu people, but also dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Han army, and made the people of the border counties lose confidence in the Han army, and they could not see the hope of stability, so they migrated south, resulting in the border counties being depopulated, the defense force was more thin, and the defense became more and more vulnerable. Although the idea of the Son of Heaven bordered on madness, it was indeed a good solution to the problem of the invasion of the Hu people, and the question was, could the Son of Heaven's idea be supported by the ministers?

"My lord, there is Yongping Street in front." Li Wei pointed to the bustling crowd in front of him and said loudly.

Li Hong, who was thinking wildly, was suddenly awakened by the shout, he raised his head suddenly, and said in surprise: "What a lively place." ”

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Li Hong's attitude towards snatching relatives made Li Wei a little difficult to accept.

Li Wei thought about it and thought of a way to sneak into Sikong Mansion at night and rob Xiao Lan, after Li Hong heard it, he shook his head and said, "It's too complicated to do." ”

Li Wei's heart suddenly cooled.

"Brother Zhongyuan, follow your method, we have to rely on the help of Master Yuan Shu Yuan and your Taixue friends from beginning to end, if there is a slight mistake in the middle, we will be finished." Zhao Yun thought for a moment and whispered, "Luoyang is very strange to us, so you have concerns and don't dare to rely on us to do this, but have you thought about it, these people are also strange to us, why should we trust them?" ”

Li Wei was desperate, he was so preoccupied with Xiao Lan that he completely ignored his position in Li Hongjun. He has just served under Li Hong's account, and no one knows him, let alone understands him, why does Black Panther believe him? To put it mildly, Li Hong recruited him as a staff member not because he was talented, but because he couldn't kill him ruthlessly. He persuaded Li Hong to raise troops to rebel, which was already a big taboo, and it was already a miracle that Li Hong did not kill himself. Zhao Yun was loyal and didn't want to hurt him, so that sentence was very subtle, but the meaning was very obvious. He believed in Sun Jian's friend Yuan Shu, and he also believed in his Taixue friend, but what about Li Hong? What about the Black Panther? Why would they give their lives to a group of complete strangers?

"My lord, is there anything you can do?" Jiang Wu asked, "My lord personally promised Zhong Yuan." ”

Li Hong smiled: "What can I do? I'm not familiar with this place, what else can I do except take you to the open robbery? ”

"Looting?" Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

Li Wei shook his head and said with extreme disappointment: "My lord, this is not Xiliang, not a border county, this is Luoyang, not a place where you can do whatever you want." Shinoarashi is my person, and of course I will do my best to save her. Everyone is kind enough to help me, I can't be grateful, how can I hurt you brothers? Lord, please trust me for a ......"

Li Hong glanced at him and said solemnly: "Zhong Yuan, it's not that I don't believe you, it's that I can't trust you. ”

Li Wei was so frustrated that he almost hugged his head and cried.

"Zhong Yuan, you don't believe me?" Li Hong couldn't help but laugh when he saw Li Wei's painful appearance, "Why can't you rob it openly?" I'm going to rob it on the street. ”

"I ask you, who are the people who send their relatives? Could it be the elite of the Northern Army? Lord Sikong's son married, the whole city knows, how many people are watching along the way, have you thought about it? Li Hong smiled, "Let's grab people first, and then take advantage of the chaos to escape, such a simple thing, what do you want to do so complicated?" Who would have thought that someone would rob someone on the street? Probably the people of Luoyang are the same as you, thinking that Luoyang City is the safest place in the world, right? ”

Li Wei woke up like a dream, suddenly lifted his spirits, and said excitedly: "Adults are brave, Li Wei is ashamed of himself, he is ashamed of himself." ”

"You are very familiar with Luoyang City, you should know where to do it best." Li Hong said, "You settle down immediately, and then take your brothers to take a closer look at the terrain......

"Yongping Street." Li Wei said without thinking, "Let's do it on Yongping Street." ”

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Yongping Street is lined with buildings, many commercial ports, crowded people, busy traffic, and very lively.

Li Hongfei dismounted and walked along the street accompanied by Li Wei.

"There are many people in this place, and it is very convenient to enter and retreat." Li Wei said with a smile, "The adult's method is crazy, no one thought that in broad daylight, someone would dare to openly rob a bride on the street of Luoyang." ”

"The more unexpected it is, the better the chance of success." Li Hong said, "Don't look at this method, it's simple, but it's effective. Do you know what I used to do? ”

Li Wei shook his head and smiled: "My lord, has my memory recovered?" ”

"When I was in Xianbei, the handsome Xianbei Murong Feng thought that I was an assassin in the past, a top assassin." Li Hong said with a smile, "Assassins pay attention to simplicity and effectiveness, and they usually suddenly appear in the most unexpected places of the enemy, and hit the ...... with one blow" Before his words fell, Jiang Wu, who was walking in the front to open the way, suddenly let out an earth-shattering roar:

"There are Assassin ......"

Li Hong didn't think about it, instinctively pulled out the knife, and at the same time, his body flashed, and he knocked Li Wei out with all the strength of his body.

A black bolt roared.

Li Hong couldn't hide, and watched as the crossbow arrow shot into his chest. He was taken three steps back by the huge inertia of the crossbow arrow, and fell into Zhao Yun's arms on his back.

There was chaos at the scene.

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"What do the two Aiqing mean by requisitioning Dong Zhuo's army to Hedong?" The Son of Heaven groaned a little and asked Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang, who were standing on the left and right.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Rang said, "The remnants of the ant thieves are becoming more and more fierce in Hedong County, which directly threatens the safety of the Jingshi, in the opinion of the ministers, it is better to recruit troops to kill them as soon as possible, so as not to let them form a climate ......."

"The urgent document of the Northland County Government says that the Xianbei people's army may invade at any time, is it very inappropriate to transfer Dong Zhuo's army out of the Northland County at this time?"

"Your Majesty, the Hu people invade every year, and it is nothing more than going deep into the border to plunder, and there is no threat to us." Zhao Zhong said, "The threat to us is the ant thief, Your Majesty, the disaster of the ant thief in the previous two years is so harmful, has Your Majesty forgotten?" ”

The Son of Heaven hesitated.

"Your Majesty, Li Zhonglang's army is heading to Chang'an, and once Beidi County is invaded by the Hu people, they can support it in time. In addition, in Li Zhonglang's army, there are many Hu people, and it is not suitable to be stationed in Hedong, so ......"

"Okay then." The Son of Heaven said, "Xu Aiqing and several adults have written a letter to complain about Dong Zhuoming's grievances, I specially consulted Li Aiqing for this matter, Li Aiqing thinks that Dong Zhuo's hard work is high, and he should be rewarded, but I took into account the opinions of Lord Taiwei and a group of ministers, and still did not give the reward, so let him resume his original post and lead his troops to Hedong to suppress bandits." ”

"It's still Your Majesty's justice." Zhang Rang said with a smile, "Your Majesty returned to Hejian Country this time to worship your ancestors, and you have no intention of bringing the eldest prince with you. ”

The face of the Son of Heaven suddenly became ugly.

"Your Majesty dotes on the little prince, this is understandable." Zhang Rang pretended not to do it, and continued, "Your Majesty's going home to worship your ancestors is a big event, and everyone is looking forward to it, but Your Majesty only brings the little prince and not the big prince, is it a hint to the people of the world......" Zhang Rang secretly glanced at the Son of Heaven, and then said, "Will someone have resentment because of this, and have a great rebellious heart because of resentment......

Tianzi had a gloomy face, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes showed resentment.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the safety of Your Majesty and the little prince, Your Majesty is still reluctant to make it difficult, bring the eldest prince with you." Zhao Zhong persuaded, "In addition, when Your Majesty sets off next month, Li Zhonglang's Xiliang army has also arrived in Chang'an, and Your Majesty can completely send 20,000 people from the Luoyang Northern Army to accompany you." ”

The Son of Heaven looked at Zhao Zhong coldly and asked, "Why?" ”

"Jizhou Thorn Shi Wang Fen has repeatedly written that the Black Mountain ant thief is more powerful, and he is now recruiting soldiers to protect His Majesty for His Majesty's safety in Jizhou, but can that hastily formed rabble fight? It's very inappropriate for the minister. ”

The Son of Heaven nodded again and again, quite agreeing.

At this time, the Son of Heaven saw Xiao Huangmen Jian Shuo running over in a panic.

"Your Majesty, Li Zhonglang was stabbed on Yongping Street."

The Son of Heaven was furious, glared at Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang viciously, and scolded loudly: "I see that you don't want to live anymore. ”

The two were shocked, knelt on the ground and swore an oath, resolutely denying that it was the lieutenant who did it.

"Let's go, go with me and see, if he dies, you don't want to live again."

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